BOSHBOK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BOSHBOK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOSHBOK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOSHBOK is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOSHBOK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boshboksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOSHBOK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOSHBOK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 71,462 thousand.
What does BOSHBOK mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
A medium-sized African antelope with a reddish coat marked with white stripes and spots.
The boshbok lives in thick bush and forest edges and is shy and mostly active at dusk. The name is the Afrikaans form of bushbuck, and in English it is rarely used.
How BOSHBOK is used
The word boshbok is a South African spelling of the name of the bushbuck.
- A boshbok stepped quietly out of the thicket at dusk.
- The ranger pointed out boshbok tracks along the river.
- We saw a boshbok with its young near the waterhole.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOSHBOK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOSHBOK
1 longer words begin with BOSHBOK.
Shorter words from the letters in BOSHBOK
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Common questions about BOSHBOK
- Is BOSHBOK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOSHBOK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOSHBOK worth?
- BOSHBOK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOSHBOK mean?
- A medium-sized African antelope with a reddish coat marked with white stripes and spots.
- What letters can be added to BOSHBOK?
- BOSHBOK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOSHBOK:
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